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Temporary Protected Status – Extensions Announced
Temporary Protected Status (TPS) may be designated for a foreign country when conditions temporarily prevent the country’s nationals from returning safely (among other reasons). U.S. Citizenship and...
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Hardee’s Onboarding Success Story – Compliance that Pays
Hourly and high turnover businesses face a number of distinct challenges when onboarding new employees. Huge risk for failure to comply with Form I-9 regulations, compounded by the high hiring rate...
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Webinar: Remote I-9 legal challenges/2015 Immigration & Compliance trends
Montserrat Miller, partner at Arnall Golden Gregory, LLP, was online recently to discuss I-9 challenges for remote hires and also provide her forecast for 2015 trends in immigration issues. Montserrat,...
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E-Verify and Higher Education
E-verify mandate to come? Survey says… U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) took a fairly big step toward determining the fate of the much rumored E-verify mandate. While the details and...
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E-Verify Shutdown Avoided with Short-term Funding Extension
DHS Short-term Funding Approved; Immediate E-Verify Shutdown Avoided Congress has reached a short-term agreement to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through Friday, 3/6 and E-Verify...
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North Dakota Joins E-Verify RIDE Program
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that effective Monday, June 15, 2015 North Dakota will become the sixth state to participate in the Records and Information from DMV’s...
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Short-Term E-Verify Reauthorization Passes with Stop-Gap Bill
Hours before the government was due to shut down, President Obama signed into law a stopgap measure which will fund the federal government through Dec. 11, 2015. As reported in our previous post,...
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Form I-9 Compliance – A Growing Concern in Healthcare
Immigration has been a key political topic for a number of years. If the early presidential rhetoric is indicative of what’s in store for 2016, it’s not likely to go away anytime soon. U.S....
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Webinar: Top 10 Mistakes in I-9 and E-verify for Higher Ed
We recently sponsored a learning session at the CUPA-HR Annual Conference and Expo 2015, “Make No Mistake! Today’s Top 10 Gaffes in I-9 and E-verify for Higher Education”. I-9 is a hot topic, and the...
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HR Compliance in Healthcare: Dignity Health Case Study
Most healthcare companies have concerns around increasing compliance challenges around reducing operations costs while increasing efficiencies and standardizing HR-centric services. ACA and other...
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Webinar: Audit Your I-9s, Do It Right – A Primer on I-9 Audit and Remediation
Are You on the Path To I-9 Compliance? Here’s a great opportunity to get some tips on how to conduct an effective internal I-9 audit. Amy Peck, a shareholder with Jackson Lewis, P.C., will speak at an...
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Form I-9: Upcoming Expiration Date
As discussed in our January 2016 bulletin “USCIS Proposed I-9 Changes – Seeks Public Input”, the current version of Form I-9 (OMB No. 1615-0047) is set to expire on March 31, 2016. With the expiration...
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Bulletin: New I-9 Enters Final 30-day Comment Period
New I-9 to Enter Final 30-day Comment Period On March 28, 2016, USCIS published a 30-day notice in the Federal Register inviting final comments on the proposed changes to the Form I-9. This comment...
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Top Three I-9 Compliance Considerations for Staffing Firms
Although the Form I-9 has been in existence for many years, it can still be a source of confusion for Staffing organizations. And, now more than ever, Staffing firms are faced with an ever-increasing...
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Bulletin: I-9 Compliance – New I-9 Gains Approval from OMB
New I-9 Gains Approval from OMB On August 25, 2016, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), approved the final version of the new Form I-9. The accompanying Notice of Action issued by OMB allows...
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Higher Education Webinar Recording: New Form I-9 and Top Gaffes
As the Higher Ed community prepares for winter tem hiring, we must remember that the new Form I-9 is now reality and it must be used by January 21, 2017. Higher Ed has its fair share of challenges...
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Trending: Immigration Enforcement Expected to Increase
Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly recently issued two memos to the Department of Homeland Security workforce that provide further direction to implement President Trump’s recent executive orders...
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I-9 Compliance Bulletin: E-Verify Mandate Legislation
There is a definite trend toward employers being required to use E-Verify® to confirm employment eligibility. As it stands today, when not required by state law or Federal Contracts, employers have...
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DHS Planning Nationwide Mandate of E-Verify
On May 23, 2017, the Department of Homeland Security, DHS, released the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Budget-in-Brief providing an overview of its proposed budget plans. An area for employers to note is clear...
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New Form I-9 Must be in Use TODAY (September 18)
As we previously reported U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released a new version of Form I-9 on July 17, 2017. That new form is required to be used as of today, September 18, 2017....
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